TB Education and Training Resource Guide—SPECIAL POPULATIONS (Printable Version)
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At-Risk Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in U.S. Communities with At-Risk
Minority Populations. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 41(RR-5),
April 17, 1992 
This CDC guideline discusses the prevention and management of TB among minorities
in the United States and provides a brief history of TB epidemiology among U.S.
minority groups (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1992).
Audience: community leaders, health professionals, nurses, physicians
Format: guideline, 10 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/mmwrhtml/maj_guide.htm.
Available from: CDC National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP).
Materials can be ordered in a number of ways: 1) By accessing the online order
form at www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb. 2)
by calling the CDC voice and fax information system (recording) toll-free at
888-232-3228, then pressing options 2, 5, 1, 2, 2; 3) by faxing a request for
material to the NCHSTP Office of Communications at 404-639-8910; or 4) by mailing
a request to the CDC NCHSTP Office of Communications at 1600 Clifton Rd, NE,
MS E-07, Atlanta, GA 30333. Request item #00-6148.
and Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter St, Waltham
Woods Corporate Center, Waltham, MA 02451-1411; 800-843-6356; www.massmed.org.
Paper copies of single issues cost $5.25.
and U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), Washington, D.C.
20402; 866-512-1800; www.gpo.gov. GPO provides
a CD-ROM containing MMWRs from 1991 to 1997 for $19. Request item #017-022-01418-1.
Screening for Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Infection in High-Risk
Populations. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 4(RR-11), September
9, 1995
This report updates previous recommendations for screening for TB infection
and disease among high-risk populations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
1995).
Audience: health professionals, nurses, physicians
Format: report, 15 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/mmwrhtml/maj_guide.htm.
Available from: CDC National Prevention Information Network, PO Box 6003,
Rockville, MD 20849-6003; 800-458-5231; www.cdcnpin.org.
Request inventory item #D372.
and Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter St, Waltham
Woods Corporate Center, Waltham, MA 02451-1411; 800-843-6356; www.massmed.org.
Paper copies of single issues cost $5.25.
and U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), Washington, D.C.
20402; 866-512-1800; www.gpo.gov. GPO provides
a CD-ROM containing MMWRs from 1991 to 1997 for $19. Request item #017-022-01418-1.
Treating Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Key High-Risk Communities
Toolbox
These tools are primarily for urban TB programs wishing to improve secondary
prevention of TB in those groups at highest risk of progression to TB disease,
including the homeless, chemically dependent, and mentally ill. It discusses
the rationale for DOT of latent TB infection, the San Francisco Tuberculosis
Outreach and Prevention Program and other successful models, essential components
for a successful program with high completion rates, and community collaboration
(Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center, 2003).
Audience: health professionals
Format: CD-ROM
Language: English
Available from: Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center, 3180 18th
St, Ste 101, San Francisco, CA 94110-2028; 415-502-4600; www.nationaltbcenter.edu.
Children
Helpful Hints for Nurses: How to Get TB Medicine in the Child and Not
on You: Techniques from Public Health Nurses in San Diego County
This fact sheet helps nurses in their efforts to get children to take their
TB medicine. It provides suggestions about what to do if the child cannot swallow
pills or capsules, and includes instructions for mixing the crushed pills with
food and drink (County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, 1995).
Audience: health professionals, nurses
Format: fact sheet, 1 p
Language: English
Available from: County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency,
Office of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control Program, PO Box 85222, San Diego,
CA 92816; 619-692-5565; www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/health/services/tb/index.htm
Management of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children and Adolescents:
A Guide for the Primary Care Provider
This booklet provides an overview of the most current recommendations and suggestions
for achieving the best patient outcome when managing latent TB infection in
children and adolescents. The accompanying poster provides basic information
on TB testing, and lists key points in evaluating, treating, and monitoring
children and adolescents who test positive (New Jersey Medical School, National
Tuberculosis Center, 2003).
Audience: physicians
Format: booklet, 22 pp; poster, 11" X 17"
Language: English
Available from: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New
Jersey Medical School, National Tuberculosis Center, 225 Warren St, First Fl,
West Wing, PO Box 1709, Newark, NJ 07101-1709; 973-972-0979; www.umdnj.edu/ntbcweb
Pediatric Tuberculosis: An Audiotape for Clinicians
This audiotape and its accompanying study guide provide information on the diagnosis
and treatment of TB in children (Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center,
2000).
Audience: health professionals, nurses, physicians
Format: audiotape, 49 min; study guide
Language: English
Available from: Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center, 3180 18th
St, Ste 101, San Francisco, CA 94110-2028; 415-502-4600; www.nationaltbcenter.edu.
Pediatric Tuberculosis and Screening for TB Infection in Children
This book serves as a guide to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of TB in
children (New York City Department of Health, 2000).
Audience: physicians
Format: book, 40 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tbped.html
Available from: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
Tuberculosis Control Program, 125 Worth St, New York, NY 10013; 212-442-9968;
www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tb.html
Pediatric Tuberculosis: A Video Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment
This instructional packet presents information about testing and treatment of
TB in children. It explains how to conduct a tuberculin skin test and what demographic
groups should be targeted for this diagnostic test (Francis J. Curry National
Tuberculosis Center, 2001).
Audience: health professionals, nurses, physicians
Format: instructional packet (1 study guide; 1 videotape)
Language: English
Available from: Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center, 3180 18th
St, Ste 101, San Francisco, CA 94110-2028; 415-502-4600; www.nationaltbcenter.edu.
Screening for Tuberculosis in Infants and Children. Pediatrics.
93:131-134
This report examines issues related to screening children and infants for TB
(American Academy of Pediatrics, 1994).
Audience: health professionals, physicians
Format: report, 4 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.aap.org
Available from: American Academy of Pediatrics, Department of Maternal,
Child, and Adolescent Health, Committee on Pediatric AIDS, 141 NW Point Blvd,
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007; 847-434-4000; www.aap.org
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) in Children and Adolescents
(with revised guidelines for RIF-PZA)
This poster and pocket guide provide information on who to test and treat, and
how to treat and monitor children and adolescents with latent TB infection (Charles
P. Felton National Tuberculosis Center, 2002).
Audience: health professionals, nurses, physicians
Format: pocket guide, 4 pp; poster, 13" X 19.5"
Language: English
Available from: Charles P. Felton National Tuberculosis Center at Harlem
Hospital, 2238 Fifth Ave, First Fl, New York, NY 10037; 212-939-8254; www.harlemtbcenter.org
Foreign-Born
Characteristics of Foreign-Born Hispanic Patients with Tuberculosis-Eight
U.S. Counties Bordering Mexico, 1995. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
45(47):1032-1036, November 29, 1996
In 1995, local health departments in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas
conducted an epidemiologic study to characterize patterns of immigration and
migration among foreign-born Hispanic patients with TB and their behaviors in
seeking health care. This report summarizes the findings of this study (Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, 1996).
Audience: foreign-born, health professionals, nurses, physicians
Format: report, 4 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/mmwrhtml/mmwr_foreignborn.htm
Available from: Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter St, Waltham
Woods Corporate Center, Waltham, MA 02451-1411; 800-843-6356; www.massmed.org.
Paper copies of single issues cost $5.25.
and U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), Washington, D.C.
20402; 866-512-1800; www.gpo.gov. GPO provides
a CD-ROM containing MMWRs from 1991 to 1997 for $19. Request item #017-022-01418-1.
Florida Department of Health Interpretation Services Program
This pamphlet describes Florida's Interpretation Services Program, the goal
of which is to promote, protect, maintain, and improve the health and safety
of all refugees and entrants to Florida by providing a system of coordinated
interpretation and translation services (Florida Department of Health).
Audience: foreign-born, health educators/communicators, health professionals,
social service providers
Format: pamphlet, 4 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.mcneil-isp.com
Available from: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of TB and Refugee
Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN A20, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1717; 850-245-4350;
www.doh.state.fl.us
Preventing and Controlling Tuberculosis along the U.S.-Mexico Border.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 50(RR-01):1-2, January 19, 2001
This report discusses prevention and control efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border
with a focus on surveillance, case management, program evaluation, and research
needs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001).
Audience: health professionals, nurses, physicians
Format: report, 43 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/mmwrhtml/mmwr_foreignborn.htm
Available from: CDC National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP).
Materials can be ordered in a number of ways: 1) By accessing the online order
form at www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb. 2) by
calling the CDC voice and fax information system (recording) toll-free at 888-232-3228,
then pressing options 2, 5, 1, 2, 2; 3) by faxing a request for material to the
NCHSTP Office of Communications at 404-639-8910; or 4) by mailing a request to
the CDC NCHSTP Office of Communications at 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, MS E-07, Atlanta,
GA 30333. Request item #99-6725.
and CDC National Prevention Information Network, PO Box 6003,
Rockville, MD 20849-6003; 800-458-5231; www.cdcnpin.org.
Request inventory item #D642.
and Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter St, Waltham Woods Corporate
Center, Waltham, MA 02451-1411; 800-843-6356; www.massmed.org.
Paper copies of single issues cost $5.25.
Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis among Foreign-Born
Persons: Report of the Working Group on Tuberculosis among Foreign-Born Persons.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 47(RR-16), September 18, 1998
This report provides CDC recommendations for federal, state, and local TB control
programs to improve TB prevention among foreign-born populations in the United
States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998).
Audience: health professionals
Format: report, 35 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/mmwrhtml/maj_guide.htm.
Available from: CDC National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP).
Materials can be ordered in a number of ways: 1) By accessing the online order
form at www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb. 2)
by calling the CDC voice and fax information system (recording) toll-free at
888-232-3228, then pressing options 2, 5, 1, 2, 2; 3) by faxing a request for
material to the NCHSTP Office of Communications at 404-639-8910; or 4) by mailing
a request to the CDC NCHSTP Office of Communications at 1600 Clifton Rd, NE,
MS E-07, Atlanta, GA 30333. Request item #99-5791.
and CDC National Prevention Information Network, PO Box 6003,
Rockville, MD 20849-6003; 800-458-5231; www.cdcnpin.org.
Request inventory item #M021.
and Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter St, Waltham
Woods Corporate Center, Waltham, MA 02451-1411; 800-843-6356; www.massmed.org.
Paper copies of single issues cost $5.25.
Tuberculosis among Foreign-Born Persons Who Had Recently Arrived in
the United States-Hawaii, 1992-1993, and Los Angeles County, 1993. Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report. 44(38):703-707, September 29, 1995
This report summarizes a review of foreign-born persons in whom TB was diagnosed
in Hawaii from 1992 to 1993 and in Los Angeles County in 1993 and assesses the
impact of screening on the identification of TB among foreign-born persons residing
in the United States for less than or equal to 1 year at the time of diagnosis
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1995).
Audience: health professionals, nurses, physicians
Format: report, 4 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/mmwrhtml/mmwr_foreignborn.htm
Available from: Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter St, Waltham
Woods Corporate Center, Waltham, MA 02451-1411; 800-843-6356; www.massmed.org.
Paper copies of single issues cost $5.25.
and U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), Washington, D.C.
20402; 866-512-1800; www.gpo.gov. GPO provides
a CD-ROM containing MMWRs from 1991 to 1997 for $19. Request item #017-022-01418-1.
Using B-Notification to Improve TB Control Outcomes
This CD-ROM presents simple and inexpensive outreach protocols used to contact
and follow up with recent immigrants entering the U.S. with a B classification
(Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center, 2002).
Audience: health professionals, social service providers
Format: CD-ROM
Language: English
Available from: Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center, 3180 18th
St, Ste 101, San Francisco, CA 94110-2028; 415-502-4600; www.nationaltbcenter.edu.
Homeless Persons
Lost and Found: The Case of Mr. Norwood
This instructional packet includes a videotape, participant manual, and instructor's
guide to instruct health professionals in ways to improve their communication
skills when dealing with patients who have TB. It follows the story of a fictional
character, Mr. Norwood, who has TB and is frustrated with the health care system
(Emory University School of Medicine, 1998).
Audience: health professionals
Format: instructional packet (includes videotape, participant manual,
instructor's guide)
Language: English
Available from: CDC National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP).
Materials can be ordered in a number of ways: 1) By accessing the online order
form at www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb. 2)
by calling the CDC voice and fax information system (recording) toll-free at
888-232-3228, then pressing options 2, 5, 1, 2, 2; 3) by faxing a request for
material to the NCHSTP Office of Communications at 404-639-8910; or 4) by mailing
a request to the CDC NCHSTP Office of Communications at 1600 Clifton Rd, NE,
MS E-07, Atlanta, GA 30333. Request item #99-7312.
Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis among Homeless Persons. Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report. 41(RR-5), April 17, 1992
This CDC guideline makes recommendations for preventing and managing TB among
homeless persons in the United States and provides a brief history of the epidemiology
of TB among U.S. homeless persons (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
1992).
Audience: community leaders, health professionals, nurses, physicians
Format: guideline, 7 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/mmwrhtml/maj_guide.htm.
Available from: CDC National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP).
Materials can be ordered in a number of ways: 1) By accessing the online order
form at www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb. 2)
by calling the CDC voice and fax information system (recording) toll-free at
888-232-3228, then pressing options 2, 5, 1, 2, 2; 3) by faxing a request for
material to the NCHSTP Office of Communications at 404-639-8910; or 4) by mailing
a request to the CDC NCHSTP Office of Communications at 1600 Clifton Rd, NE,
MS E-07, Atlanta, GA 30333. Request item #00-6148.
and Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter St, Waltham
Woods Corporate Center, Waltham, MA 02451-1411; 800-843-6356; www.massmed.org.
Paper copies of single issues cost $5.25.
and U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), Washington, D.C.
20402; 866-512-1800; www.gpo.gov. GPO provides
a CD-ROM containing MMWRs from 1991 to 1997 for $19. Request item #017-022-01418-1.
TB in Homeless Shelters: Reducing the Risk through Ventilation, Filters,
and UV
This guideline provides directors and facility managers of homeless shelters
and other shelter workers with information on reducing the risk of TB transmission
through ventilation, filters, and use of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation
(Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center, 1999).
Audience: community leaders, health professionals, managers and supervisors,
occupational health and infection control workers, social service providers
Format: guideline, 75 pp
Language: English
Available from: Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center, 3180 18th
St, Ste 101, San Francisco, CA 94110-2028; 415-502-4600; www.nationaltbcenter.edu.
Migrant Workers
Cure-TB: A Binational Tuberculosis Referral Program
This pamphlet explains Cure-TB, a referral program for people with TB moving
between the United States and Mexico (New York State Department of Health, 2001).
Audience: health professionals, Hispanics, social service providers
Format: pamphlet, 2 pp
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: Cure-TB, 3851 Rosencrans St, PO Box 85222, MS P511D,
San Diego, CA 92186-5222; 800-789-1751
Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Migrant Farm Workers. Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report. 41(RR-10), June 5, 1992
This guideline makes recommendations for the treatment and management of TB
among migrant farm workers in the United States (Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, 1992).
Audience: community leaders, health professionals, nurses, physicians
Format: guideline, 8 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/mmwrhtml/maj_guide.htm.
Available from: CDC National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP).
Materials can be ordered in a number of ways: 1) By accessing the online order
form at www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb. 2)
by calling the CDC voice and fax information system (recording) toll-free at
888-232-3228, then pressing options 2, 5, 1, 2, 2; 3) by faxing a request for
material to the NCHSTP Office of Communications at 404-639-8910; or 4) by mailing
a request to the CDC NCHSTP Office of Communications at 1600 Clifton Rd, NE,
MS E-07, Atlanta, GA 30333. Request item #00-6223.
and CDC National Prevention Information Network, PO Box 6003,
Rockville, MD 20849-6003; 800-458-5231; www.cdcnpin.org.
Request inventory item #D663.
and Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter St, Waltham
Woods Corporate Center, Waltham, MA 02451-1411; 800-843-6356; www.massmed.org.
Paper copies of single issues cost $5.25.
and U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), Washington, D.C.
20402; 866-512-1800; www.gpo.gov. GPO provides
a CD-ROM containing MMWRs from 1991 to 1997 for $19. Request item #017-022-01418-1.
TB Net Clinic Systems Manual
This information packet discusses the use of a clinician-based referral and
tracking system for migrant workers with TB. It includes samples of a pocket-sized
bilingual (English/Spanish) treatment record for migrant workers (Migrant Clinicians
Network, 2001).
Audience: health professionals, nurses, physicians
Format: information packet (1 manual, 5 pamphlets, 1 fact sheet, 1 set
of stickers)
Language: English
Available from: Migrant Clinicians Network, 1001 Land Creek Cove, PO
Box 164285, Austin, TX 78716; 512-327-2017; www.migrantclinician.org
The TB Net System
This report explains the mission of TB Net, how it provides treatment and collects
epidemiological data concerning TB among migrant populations, and how it maintains
confidentiality for and tracks its target clients (Migrant Clinicians Network,
2001).
Audience: health professionals, physicians
Format: report, 20 pp
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: Migrant Clinicians Network, 1001 Land Creek Cove, PO
Box 164285, Austin, TX 78716; 512-327-2017; www.migrantclinician.org
